This year’s finalists include Makayla, Huia, and Paige for Best Māori Female Solo Artist and Shane Walker, Haami, and Kings ...

For many of us, New Year’s has receded into hazy memories of emptied champagne bottles and long-lapsed resolutions. But for performer and Maori culture expert Ataahua Papa, the holiday looms brightly ...

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023. To celebrate Te Marama Waiata Puoro Maori — Maori Music Month — Te Wananga o Aotearoa has put together an ...

The energy surrounding the Maori Language Revival was in sharp relief to the New Zealand of the early 1900s, during which time te reo Maori was discouraged in schools and English was taught as the ...

“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music. By Brian Ng In August, Lorde released her third ...